Table 7 MODALITY in indicative clauses as commands
From: Recreating the image of Chan master Huineng: the roles of MOOD and MODALITY
Wong | Heng | Cleary | Cheng | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Modulated indicatives | 59 | 55 | 36 | 70 | |
Low value | 4 (7 %) | 2 (4 %) | 1 (3 %) | 8 (11.5 %) | |
need not | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | |
may | - | 1 | - | 3 | |
can | - | - | 1 | 3 | |
could | - | - | - | 1 | |
Median value | 49 (83 %) | 39 (71 %) | 28 (78 %) | 54 (77 %) | |
will | 2 | - | - | - | |
should | 46 | 39 | 28 | 53 | |
shall | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
High value | 6 (10 %) | 14 (25 %) | 7 (19 %) | 8 (11.5 %) | |
have to | 5 | - | - | - | |
must | - | 13 | 4 | - | |
ought to | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
need to | - | - | 3 | 6 |